Following are the largest banks in the world in terms of total assets. For the fourth year in a row, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is the world’s largest bank with assets of CNY 22.2 trillion ($3.4 trillion). Five of the top 10 banks are Chinese financial institutions.
| Rank | Bank | Country | Total assets, US$b | Balance sheet |
| 1 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | China | 3,426.80 | 12.31.2015 |
| 2 | China Construction Bank Corp | China | 2,831.19 | 12.31.2015 |
| 3 | Agricultural Bank of China | China | 2,745.08 | 12.31.2015 |
| 4 | Bank of China | China | 2,594.52 | 12.31.2015 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | Japan | 2,455.60 | 12.31.2015 |
| 6 | HSBC Holdings | UK | 2,409.66 | 12.31.2015 |
| 7 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | US | 2,351.70 | 12.31.2015 |
| 8 | BNP Paribas | France | 2,180.45 | 12.31.2015 |
| 9 | Bank of America | US | 2,144.32 | 12.31.2015 |
| 10 | China Development Bank | China | 1,897.80 | 12.31.2015 |
| 11 | Credit Agricole Group | France | 1,857.57 | 12.31.2015 |
| 12 | Wells Fargo | US | 1,787.63 | 12.31.2015 |
| 13 | Deutsche Bank | Germany | 1,781.29 | 12.31.2015 |
| 14 | Citigroup Inc | US | 1,731.21 | 12.31.2015 |
| 15 | Japan Post Bank | Japan | 1,728.10 | 12.31.2015 |
| 16 | Barclays PLC | UK | 1,659.77 | 12.31.2015 |
| 17 | Mizuho Financial Group | Japan | 1,623.39 | 12.31.2015 |
| 18 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | Japan | 1,556.33 | 12.31.2015 |
| 19 | Banco Santander | Spain | 1,465.44 | 12.31.2015 |
| 20 | Societe Generale | France | 1.459.02 | 12.31.2015 |
| 21 | Groupe BPCE | France | 1,275.49 | 12.31.2015 |
| 22 | Royal Bank of Scotland Group | UK | 1,208.37 | 12.31.2015 |
| 23 | Lloyds Banking Group | UK | 1,195.45 | 12.31.2015 |
| 24 | Bank of Communications | China | 1,104.02 | 12.31.2015 |
| 25 | Postal Savings Bank of China | China | 1,049.19 | 09.30.2015 |
| 26 | UBS Group AG | Switzerland | 954.270 | 12.31.2015 |
| 27 | UniCredit S.p.A. | Italy | 940.796 | 12.31.2015 |
| 28 | ING Groep NV | Netherlands | 920.389 | 12.31.2015 |
| 29 | Royal Bank of Canada | Canada | 865.306 | 01.31.2016 |
| 30 | Goldman Sachs Group | US | 861.395 | 12.31.2015 |
| 31 | Norinchukin Bank | Japan | 855.353 | 12.31.2015 |
| 32 | Toronto-Dominion Bank | Canada | 846.009 | 01.31.2016 |
| 33 | China Merchants Bank | China | 844.748 | 12.31.2015 |
| 34 | Credit Suisse Group | Switzerland | 830.774 | 12.31.2015 |
| 35 | BBVA | Spain | 820.134 | 12.31.2015 |
| 36 | Industrial Bank Co. Ltd | China | 816.114 | 09.30.2015 |
| 37 | Credit Mutuel | France | 808.906 | 12.31.2015 |
| 38 | China CITIC Bank Corp | China | 790.331 | 12.31.2015 |
| 39 | Morgan Stanley | US | 787.465 | 12.31.2015 |
| 40 | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank | China | 778.305 | 12.31.2015 |
| 41 | Intesa Sanpaolo | Italy | 739.679 | 12.31.2015 |
| 42 | Rabobank Group | Netherlands | 732.985 | 12.31.2015 |
| 43 | Nordea Bank | Sweden | 707.284 | 12.31.2015 |
| 44 | China Minsheng Banking Corp | China | 697.508 | 12.31.2015 |
| 45 | National Australia Bank | Australia | 695.747 | 09.30.2015 |
| 46 | Bank of Nova Scotia | Canada | 662.928 | 01.31.2016 |
| 47 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Australia | 657.882 | 12.31.2015 |
| 48 | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group | Australia | 648.284 | 09.30.2015 |
| 49 | Standard Chartered Plc | UK | 640.483 | 12.31.2015 |
| 50 | Westpac Banking Corp | Australia | 591.649 | 09.30.2015 |
| 51 | Commerzbank | Germany | 582.389 | 12.31.2015 |
| 52 | KfW Group | Germany | 545.824 | 09.30.2015 |
| 53 | Bank of Montreal | Canada | 504.104 | 01.31.2016 |
| 54 | Danske Bank | Denmark | 482.561 | 12.31.2015 |
| 55 | Cassa Depositi e Prestiti | Italy | 435.061 | 12.31.2015 |
* The exchange rate on December 31, 2015.